The Punjab Kings on Friday broke the record for the highest chase in Indian Premier League history after beating the Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Having being put to bat first, the Knight Riders posted 261/6 — a T20 record total at the Eden Gardens — thanks to openers Sunil Narine (75) and Phil Salt’s (71) 138-run stand.
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However, led by Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten 107 and fifties by Prabhsimran Singh (54) and Shashank Singh (60) the Punjab Kings chased down the target with eight wickets in hand and eight balls to spare as they broke the record for the highest chase in T20 history.
The two teams also broke the record for most sixes hit in a T20 match with 42 sixes hit at Eden Gardens.
This is outrageous!
— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) April 26, 2024
“Save the bowlers” someone plsss
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) April 26, 2024
🆘🆘🆘 #KKRvsPBKS #IPL2024
Shashank singh what a buy it is turning out for Punjab 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 26, 2024
How much is enough? It is a boundary that is pushed forward everyday.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 26, 2024
The commentator just said these are normal size boundaries at the Eden gardens😂😂😂 . #KKRvsPBKS
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) April 26, 2024
I couldn’t be happier for Shashank!
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) April 26, 2024
He was with us at SRH a few years ago, such a hard worker, a great team guy, gives it his all and always has a smile on his face.
Well done my friend! So well deserved 👏
Punjab are the Kings in Kolkata. Magnificent! The run chase #KKRvPBKS #IPL
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) April 26, 2024
Highest IPL total against
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) April 26, 2024
RCB - in 2024
MI - in 2024
DC - in 2024
SRH - in 2024
PBKS - in 2024
GT - in 2024
KKR - in 2024
LSG - in 2023
CSK - in 2014
RR - in 2010
7 teams conceded their highest total in 2024 itself!
At the halfway point, I thought the best chance for Punjab was getting bowled out for 205.
— Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) April 26, 2024
That is one of the craziest chases I have ever seen. They did it skipping in the end.
And that included an idiotic run out along the journey from the guy who started it all and Jonny…
Clean Hitting to the fullest, ft Shashank Singh 😎
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 26, 2024
This match has now breached the Highest Number of Sixes Hit in a T20 Match 👏
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